Screenland (Nov 1934-Apr 1935)

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I gave up and stood there looking after her, my feet planted far apart, and my hat on the back of my head. Suddenly, the most famous movie face in the world looked back at me through the rear view window — and winked! If I could have caught that wink on Garbo's face I could have retired for life on what the picture would have earned mc ! On the other hand, Garbo's sister-exotic, Dietrich, is pretty swell about posing for us. The reporters tell me she's almost as hard to get to for an interview as Garbo. But she's a cinch for us news photographers, unless she happens to be with her husband! There's a funny one for you to figure out. Because we can't. Dietrich will pose with von Sternberg or Rouben Mamoulian. But just try to get her with Sieber if she's looking. It can't be because she doesn't want to call attention to her marriage as she frequently poses with her daughter, Maria. Personally, I like Dietrich a lot, and one evening when I ran into her with von Sternberg in a Hollywood cafe, she invited me to sit down and have a glass of beer with them. I thought it was a good time to ask her why she'd held a paper in front of her face when I tried to snap her the previous afternoon when she was with Sieber. "Did I do that?" she asked with that round-eyed expression she has made famous on the screen. And that's all she would say on the subject. Yet she's serious about it, because she turned me down a couple of days later when she was with her handsome German husband! This is No. 1. Mystery among the cameramen in Hollywood ! Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I ve never felt Katharine Hepburn was on the level about her reluctance to pose for the pretty birdie when we've caught her at the tennis matches and other places in Hollywood. Katharine makes quite a to-do about brushing us aside and holding a paper in front of her face, but then she never makes it really impossible to snap her! I think she likes to see pictures of herself in print, frowning, or dodging cameramen, or otherwise conducting heri self as hard-to-get. Thinking back over the long list ot Hollywood temperamentals I can recall only two who rate as personal peeves with me. We'll get to them in a moment, but first I'd like to pass out a few well deserved bouquets for stellar patience and courtesy. I've always found Charlie Chaplin a most gracious person, not only willing to pose, but actually helpful about it. Recently I took a picture of Charlie with Miss Goddard at the home of a Los Angeles drama critic. I said: "May I caption this picture 'Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chaplin?'" Chaplin laughed and replied: "Onlv at vour own risk !" Constance and Joan Bennett will both pose graciously if they are becomingly dressed, and know in advance that you are taking a picture. Cameramen have difficulty with Connie only when she thinks she does not look well, or when she feels that a publicity picture would embarrass a group of her guests. It is definitely understood that no photographer can take pictures at any party given by Connie at her home. Ann Harding has actually let us ruir. meals for her in public eating places when we have set up our camera contraptions and lights about her table; and Gary Cooper and his wife, Sandra, not only permit us to take pictures, but are as interested as kids in seeing them later on. Sometimes Gary will ask me to "kill" a picture that is badly posed, but I never had him ask me to destroy one because it was unflattering. This Cooper boy doesn't seem to know what personal vanity is ! Jean Harlow and Joan Crawford are the news cameramen's delight. Only once has Jean ever refused me a picture, and that was the night, just recently, when her latest film was previewed. The minute the picture was over, Jean, with her mother and William Powell, made a bee-line for her waiting car. We tried to get her to pose with Mr. Powell, but she only shook her head, and I noticed there were tears in her eyes. Later on I learned that Jean was very disappointed with this picture — just why I don't know, as I thought it very entertaining, and it has been a success at the box-office. I guess the most "informal" picture I ever took of anyone was of Jean Harlow. She actually let me photograph her on one occasion when her hair was rolled up on kid curlers ! Jean has often told me she thinks it makes players seem more human to be photographed just as you happen to catch them, and not as stilted creatures who are constantly on dress parade. Says I : Hurrah for Jean ! Joan Crawford is another angel of my racket, always obliging and courteous. The only time I ever saw Joan and Franchot Tone seemingly on the "outs" was when Franchot became a little temperamental, apparently, about posing the night of an exhibitors' dinner. Joan had been all set to pose for us when Franchot suddenly gave us the go-by, and, taking her arm, almost pushed her toward the door without stopping. Joan's expression was very surprised indeed, and if her words fitted the look on her face, I think maybe she gave Franchot a small piece of her mind on that occasion. Lupe Velez is the photographer's standby. You can always get Lupe anytime, any place, with, or without Johnny Weissmuller, and for this, we thank you, Lupe. And now to get to those two pet peeves ! They are both male stars, none other than Charles Laughton and Adolphe Menjou, respectively ! A fellow cameraman tells me Charles Laughton is really a swell fellow when you catch him in the right mood. Personally, I have had only one encounter with Mr. Laughton and I hope it will be the last. It happened this way: The preview of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" was just over, and v-e cameramen were lined up in the lo1 by of the theatre all set up to take pict" res of the many celebrities who attended this event. Norma Shearer and Irving Thalberg, Sallv Eilers and her husband, Bebe Daniels and' Ben Lyon, Billie Dove and many others were "posing" as they called congratulations to Norma Shearc, Fredric March and Maureen O'Sullivan. I happened to spy Charles Laughton on the verge of slipping out of the melee. Stepping up to him, I asked: "Will you pose for a picture, Mr. Laughton?" He was talking to a member of the M-G-M publicity department, but he turned and said: